An official degree audit completed online during the junior year, on
file in the College of Arts & Sciences office.

CORE COURSES:

FIAD 3100 Fire and Emergency Services AdministrationThis course covers a range of topics/skills necessary to manage
and lead a fire and emergency services department, including the
day-to-day challenges faced by upper level administrators in fire and
emergency services. Specific topics include:: outcome-based budgeting,
local, state, and federal legislation, collective bargaining, working
in multiple local government models dealing with budget crisis,
mandates, and other issues that come to the chief/head administrator
on a regular basis.

FIAD 3300 Principles of Emergency ManagementThis
course provides students with an overview of the scope and complexity
of emergency management. Students will gain an understanding of the
all-hazards approach to integrated emergency management, the 4 phases
of disaster, what occurs during those 4 phases, the history of
disaster policy in the U.S., and the development of the profession of
emergency management. In addition to looking at events caused by
tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and hazardous materials, special focus
is given to such things as pandemics and terrorism.

FIAD 4100 Applications of Fire ResearchThis course
examines the basic principles of research and methodology for
analyzing current fire-related research, and also provides a framework
for conducting and evaluating independent research. Emphasis is in the
following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire
safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life safety,
firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression,
transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire
service applied research and new trends in fire-related research.
Prerequisites: FIAD 3100 and FIAD 3500.

FIAD 4300 Political and Legal Foundations This
course examines the political and social impacts of legal issues in
the fire service. Included is a review of the American legal system
and coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and
personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning
and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with
regard to the fire service. Prerequisites: FIAD 3100 and FIAD 3500.

FIAD 4500 Psychology of DisasterThis course
focuses on the development and use of different strategies to deal
with issues related to mental trauma during and following emergencies
and disasters. Specifically, it focuses on the two main perspectives
for dealing with mental trauma: the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) approach and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). Short
and long term mental health implications for mental trauma issues are
considered for fire service and other emergency service responders,
victims, and others. Prerequisites: FIAD 3100 and FIAD 3500.

FIAD 4800 Capstone Course: Advanced Fire and Emergency Services
AdministrationThe capstone course requires students to
demonstrate mastery of the curriculum learned throughout the entire
program. The course integrates the functional areas of fire and
emergency services administration including: management, public
health, public administration, budgeting, planning, decision making,
legal issues, and dealing with the political environment. Students
will choose a topic or issue from several central themes and will then
draw upon a wide variety of sources and other disciplines to
demonstrate the ability to apply what they have learned to address a
realistic situation or problem. Prerequisites: FIAD 3100, FIAD 3300,
FIAD 3500, and FIAD 4100.

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